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how to charge iPhone7 while using headphones

... in the evening my phones battery is low normally, but I want to listen to an audio book in bed before sleeping. How to charge the iphone7 while the headphones are plugged in?

One slot for audio output and charging means no chance to get the battery charged while listenning to musik or watching serials with headphones on.

iPhone7, even more with BT earphones, is a mobile device forced to be next to a socket all the time just to keep all batteries of all devices charged rotationaly, I fear. Or is there another adapter for our new Wonderfull Wireless World?

Sorry.

I am an Apple user for more than 20 years. But hey: Think before being different.

iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.5)

Posted on Sep 8, 2016 6:50 AM

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carrois Author

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Sep 8, 2016 9:09 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

... ;-) but diamond black looks great!

Sep 8, 2016 9:15 AM in response to carrois

This really seems to be a very common use case. If you type "iphone 7 cha" into google it first suggests "iphone 7 charge and listen to music".

For me this is a daily use case. Wireless headsets are a nice gadget but no airline will allow you using them.

KiltedTim

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Sep 8, 2016 9:20 AM in response to carrois

People had the same complaints when Apple eliminated floppy drives, Ethernet ports on laptops, optical drives... It's time to move on. Bluetooth headphones can be had for less than the price of Apple's wired ear-buds...

I'm sure eliminating the headphone port was key in making the phone water resistant. I'll happily take the trade-off.

Sep 8, 2016 9:34 AM in response to KiltedTim

Samsung Galaxy S7 got even better rating (IP68) concerning water resistence without eliminating the headphone port.

carrois Author

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Sep 8, 2016 10:01 AM in response to KiltedTim

BT head sets may be the future, but it is inconsistent not to ship the future right away with the device bringing that future. Isn’t it?

I’m not talking about keeping old technical standards, or thinking a hole with 3,5mm diameter in my phone is really cool, but not thinking about the daily usage of a device is simply clumsy. Remember the antenna issue of iPhone4? That was the same thinking trap. Beyond daily use but hyper progressive. As mentioned: add useful and smart equipment and no Apple fan will cry. Add poor equipment and the people will have fun making jokes on Apple.

In the end Apple changed the antenna. And they will change their strategy concerning the charging vs. music issue. No way out, I fear. How they do that... Let’s wait for iPhone 7s in March 2017 ;-)

Sep 8, 2016 10:32 AM in response to MarkusHoss

So airlines allow using wireless devices but not wireless headset?

Csound1

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Sep 8, 2016 10:35 AM in response to MarkusHoss

MarkusHoss wrote:

Samsung Galaxy S7 got even better rating (IP68) concerning water resistence without eliminating the headphone port.

And it is unlikely to catch fire while underwater.

Sep 8, 2016 10:41 AM in response to carrois

good one less person in line to get the iPhone 7. Can't wait to get rid of those useless cords.

lkrupp

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Sep 8, 2016 10:58 AM in response to MarkusHoss

Baloney. Consumer Reports tested the Galaxy S7 and found it to be less than water resistant and called Samsung on the carpet for its claims.

Sep 8, 2016 11:09 AM in response to carrois

carrois wrote:

BT head sets may be the future, but it is inconsistent not to ship the future right away with the device bringing that future. Isn’t it?

The FUTURE? I haven't used a plug-in headset for 5 years. I cringe at the thought of having a cable dangling when weight lifting at the gym. All of my headsets that I use with my iPhone, iPad, and 2 Macs are Bluetooth. And most of mine cost a lot less than EarPods. In my car the connection from my iPhone to the car's audio system is Bluetooth. The Fugoo speakers I use with my iPhone, Amazon Echo and Mac is Bluetooth. The headphones that my wife wears when she watches TV is Bluetooth. OTOH, the connection from my iPhone and Macbook to my stereo system is NOT Bluetooth. It's Airplay over WiFi. But still wireless.

Sep 8, 2016 11:13 AM in response to MarkusHoss

MarkusHoss wrote:

For me this is a daily use case. Wireless headsets are a nice gadget but no airline will allow you using them.

Huh? Airlines (and the FAA) do not ban wireless headsets. Perhaps you haven't flown recently. On my last trip to and from France in June about half the passengers were using wireless headsets and watching the in-flight entertainment on tablets over the plane's WiFi network.

Sep 8, 2016 11:18 AM in response to carrois

carrois wrote:

... in the evening my phones battery is low normally, but I want to listen to an audio book in bed before sleeping. How to charge the iphone7 while the headphones are plugged in?

With something like this: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/belkin-introduces-lightning-audio-charge-174600749 .html

Sep 8, 2016 11:25 AM in response to MarkusHoss

MarkusHoss wrote:

For me this is a daily use case. Wireless headsets are a nice gadget but no airline will allow you using them.

What airlines do you fly? No airline I've ever flown on has had anything to say about BT headphones. I won't fly without my Beats Studio Wireless noise cancelling headphones.

Csound1

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Sep 8, 2016 11:28 AM in response to MarkusHoss

Do the airlines you fly use jet powered planes, or do they have propellers?

lkrupp

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Sep 8, 2016 11:33 AM in response to Lawrence Finch

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